Disappearance of Marita Verón
María de los Angeles Verón (known as Marita Verón) was 23 when she disappeared on April 3, 2002. Maria was kidnapped on her way to a doctor's appointment in a northern Argentina city and never returned home. She has still not been found. Evidence suggests that she was kidnapped by human traffickers in order to force her into prostitution, and may have been forcibly transported to either La Rioja Province, Argentina or Spain.
Marita Verón | |
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Marita Verón (right), her mother Susana Trimarco (left), and Marita's daughter. Marita Verón was kidnapped by traffickers in the Argentinian province of Tucumán. | |
| Born | María de los Angeles Verón |
| Disappeared | April 3, 2002 (aged 23) Tucumán Province |
| Status | Missing for 22 years and 14 days |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Children | 1 |
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Her mother, Susana Trimarco, has run a tireless search to find her daughter. Her search has led to more than 3,000 women who were victims of trafficking. The Maria de los Angeles Foundation rescues and helps victims of trafficking. For example, the foundation played a vital role in bringing Alika Kinan's case to court. Because of this, over the years Verón's case has become a symbol of the fight against human trafficking in Argentina and most of South America.